Nestlé: Still Sweetening Babies for Profit, Decades Later
The story breaks: Nestlé is allegedly 'risking baby health for profit' by sweetening products for vulnerable markets, while selling unsweetened versions to wealthier nations. This isn't breaking news; this is a rerun. In the 1970s, Nestlé faced global boycotts after allegations of promoting infant formula over breastfeeding in developing countries, leading to malnutrition and death due to
contaminated water and poverty. They even agreed to a World Health Assembly code in 1981 to stop aggressive promotion. Yet, here we are, decades later, with the same playbook, just a different unhealthy additive. It appears the only thing that changes at Nestlé is the specific way they exploit global disparities for a sweeter bottom line. One might wonder if their corporate memory, much like their
baby food overseas, is just a little too sweet to be wholesome.